fix: nodegroups JSON import

Node Groups were not importing from JSON properly because their sockets did not exist. Added ability to force update, so that the sockets will exist even though the tree is importing.

base_definitions.py

@@ -168,9 +168,10 @@ def poll_node_tree(self, object):
     return False
 
 # TODO: try to check identifiers instead of name.
-def node_group_update(node):
-    if (node.id_data.do_live_update == False) or (node.id_data.is_executing == True):
-        return
+def node_group_update(node, force = False):
+    if not force:
+        if (node.id_data.do_live_update == False) or (node.id_data.is_executing == True):
+            return
     # note: if (node.id_data.is_exporting == True) I need to be able to update so I can make links.
     toggle_update = node.id_data.do_live_update
     node.id_data.do_live_update = False

i_o.py

@@ -482,6 +482,9 @@ def do_import(data, context):
                 n.inputs.remove(n.inputs[1]) # get rid of the wildcard
             # prPurple(n.bl_idname)
 
+            # if propslist["bl_idname"] in ["MantisNodeGroup"]:
+            #     n.node_tree = bpy.data.node_groups[propslist["node_tree"]]
+
             if n.bl_idname in [ "SchemaArrayInput",
                                 "SchemaArrayInputGet",
                                 "SchemaArrayOutput",
@@ -496,9 +499,8 @@ def do_import(data, context):
             if sub_tree := propslist.get("node_tree"):
                 in_group_node = True
                 n.node_tree = bpy.data.node_groups.get(sub_tree)
-                # for s_name, s_val in propslist["sockets"].items():
-                #     print( wrapRed(s_name), wrapWhite(s_val))
-                # we have to do this first or the sockets won't exist to set their data.
+                from .base_definitions import node_group_update
+                node_group_update(n, force = True)
             #
 
             for i, (s_id, s_val) in enumerate(propslist["sockets"].items()):